ride-hailing

Does Ridesharing Help Minority And Low-Income Consumers?
Does Ridesharing Help Minority And Low-Income Consumers?
July 02, 2018  |  Ridesharing

It’s a common story in urban areas: Cabs do not properly serve low-income and minority areas, leaving residents to the uncertainties of public transit — assuming...

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Lyft Valuation Tops $15B
Lyft Valuation Tops $15B
June 28, 2018  |  Ridesharing

Lyft announced on Wednesday (June 27) that it raised $600 million in a new funding round, bringing its valuation to $15.1 billion. The round was...

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Chubb And Sure To Offer Ride-Hailing Passengers Insurance
Chubb And Sure To Offer Ride-Hailing Passengers Insurance
June 15, 2018  |  Ridesharing

Chubb, the insurance company, has partnered up with Sure Inc., a startup, to sell insurance to users of ride-hailing apps including Uber. The Wall Street...

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Five At Five: Walmart’s Plans For Drones And Inventory
Five At Five: Walmart’s Plans For Drones And Inventory
May 30, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at payments and commerce news that you might have missed. Today we take a look at what...

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Uber Launches New Driver App With Real-Time Earnings Tracker
Uber Launches New Driver App With Real-Time Earnings Tracker
April 11, 2018  |  Ridesharing

Ride-hailing company Uber announced Tuesday (April 10) that it has completely overhauled the app for its drivers. In a blog post announcing the redesign, Uber...

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Lyft Takes A Page From Netflix, Tests Monthly Subscriptions
Lyft Takes A Page From Netflix, Tests Monthly Subscriptions
March 16, 2018  |  Subscriptions

Ride-hailing company Lyft is reportedly testing the availability of monthly subscription plans for customers who use the service a lot. Citing comments Lyft Chief Executive...

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Brick-And-Mortar Merchants Breathe New Life Into Cabs In Calgary
Brick-And-Mortar Merchants Breathe New Life Into Cabs In Calgary
March 05, 2018  |  Retail

Uber Eats or Grubhub? Postmates or Instacart? For last-mile delivery, there are several choices for consumers to get take out, household products or their groceries...

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China’s Didi Buys Uber’s Biggest Latin American Competitor
China’s Didi Buys Uber’s Biggest Latin American Competitor
January 04, 2018  |  Ridesharing

One of Uber’s ridesharing rivals, China’s Didi Chuxing, has acquired Brazilian startup 99, reportedly for around $1 billion. According to TechCrunch, the news comes after...

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Uber and Yandex Merger Gets Nod From Russian Regulators
Uber and Yandex Merger Gets Nod From Russian Regulators
November 27, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Uber and Yandex’s ride-sharing businesses got the nod on Friday (Nov. 24) to merge operations in Russia. Reuters reported that Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS)...

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